100 Tips On How To Become A Motivational Speaker

Contents
PREPARING THE TALK ............................................................................................................................................3

BEFORE YOU GO ON STAGE................................................................................................................................. 4

DELIVERING THE TALK .......................................................................................................................................... 5

CONNECTING WITH YOUR AUDIENCE............................................................................................................... 6

GETTING SPEAKING GIGS ..................................................................................................................................... 7

FEES ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8

THE CLIENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 9

BUILDING A SPEAKING BUSINESS ..................................................................................................................... 10

GROWING BEYOND THE STAGE ........................................................................................................................ 11

THE TRAVEL............................................................................................................................................................. 12

YOUR HEALTH ......................................................................................................................................................... 13

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PREPARING THE TALK

1. Avoid powerpoint slides with heavy tex

2. Use powerpoint to show images that make a point

3. Write out your material

4. Use humor (How To Find & Use Humor When

Speaking http://thespeakerlab.com/humor and How To Use Comedy In Your
Speaking, with Ron Tite http://thespeakerlab.com/ron-tite)

5. Tell stories

6. Tell 1st person stories

7. Learn from others but don’t mimic

8. Your best marketing is a great talk

9. Begin with the end in mind (How To Create & Refine A Presentation
- http://thespeakerlab.com/mike-pacchione/)

10. It’s not about you

11. Answer “now what?” for the audience

12. There is no “right” way to create a talk

13. Have your radar up

14. Manuscript stories before you tell them

15. Create a rhythm to your talk

16. Open and close loops

17. Professionals have very few speeches

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BEFORE YOU GO ON STAGE

1. Manage the nerves (How To Deal With
Nerves http://thespeakerlab.com/nerves/)

2. Don’t wing it- (How To Practice & Rehearse Before Your Next
Presentation http://thespeakerlab.com/practice-rehearse/)

3. Look professional (How To Dress When You’re

Speaking http://thespeakerlab.com/dress-speaking/)

4. Do a walkthrough ahead of time

5. Set yourself up for success

6. Talk to the audience before you speak

7. Crowd density is a speaker’s best friend

8. Have a pre-game ritual

9. Check your fly

10. Join Toastmasters (Should You Join

Toastmasters? http://thespeakerlab.com/toastmasters/)

11. Make a good speaker introduction

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DELIVERING THE TALK

1. Stick to your allotted time

2. Don’t be afraid of the silence

3. Stop apologizing

4. Be willing to roll with it

5. Relax

6. Slow down

7. Pause

8. Errors make you human

9. Be appropriate

10. Allow the audience a chance to laugh

11. When things go wrong, don’t panic

12. When possible, do Q&A (How To Run A Successful Q&A Session

http://thespeakerlab.com/qa-session/)

13. There’s no absolutes when speaking

14. Don’t be a hero

15. On stage, be an amplified version of you

16. Don’t stand behind a lectern

17. When speaking, get out of your own head

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CONNECTING WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

1. The audience takes their cues from you

2. Stick around to meet audience members

3. Know your audience

4. Use a worksheet to keep the audience engaged

5. Get the audience involved

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GETTING SPEAKING GIGS

1. Have a solid website (How To Set Up Your First Speaking
Website http://thespeakerlab.com/web-site/)

2. Make a demo video (How To Create Demo Videos, with Wes

Wages http://thespeakerlab.com/wes-wages/)

3. Network with other speakers (How To Network With Other

Speakers http://thespeakerlab.com/network-speakers/)

4. Pick a target market

5. Don’t speak about everything (What Do You Want To Speak About

- http://thespeakerlab.com/speak-about/)

6. Stop looking for an agent (Where To Find A Speaking Agent

- http://thespeakerlab.com/speaking-agent/)

7. Speaker bureaus aren’t interested in you - (How To Utilize A Speaker’s

Bureau, with Shawn Hanks http://thespeakerlab.com/shawn-hanks/)

8. Be clear on why you want to speak (How To Find Your Reason For Speaking
- http://thespeakerlab.com/reason-for-speaking/)

9. Marketing never stops

10. Collect testimonials

11. Don’t depend on social media for gigs

12. Find the decision maker

13. Stay relevant

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FEES
1. Have a fee structure (Questions About Speaking
Fees http://thespeakerlab.com/speaking-fees/)

2. Do all inclusive pricing (Who Pays For Travel For A Speaker? -

http://thespeakerlab.com/travel-expenses/)

3. Be confident in the value you offer

4. Negotiate based on value

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THE CLIENT
1. Do a pre-event call

2. Ask for referrals from clients (How To Get Referrals When

Speaking http://thespeakerlab.com/referrals-audience/)

3. Show appreciation for the client

4. Serve

5. Be just as good off stage as you are on

6. Never embarrass the client

7. Thank the tech crew (How To Make Sure You Look And Sound Good (AV Stuff),
with Jeff Douglass http://thespeakerlab.com/jeff-douglass/)

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BUILDING A SPEAKING BUSINESS

1. Have a long term perspective

2. Join the NSA (How The NSA Can Help Your Speaking Career, with Brian
Walter http://thespeakerlab.com/brian-walter/)

3. Take your business seriously

4. Build relationships with clients

5. Stop looking for a shortcut

6. Create systems

7. Hire to focus on only what you can do (How To Hire And Build A
Team http://thespeakerlab.com/hire-staff/)

8. Invest in yourself and your business

9. Always have a written agreement (What Should Be Included In A Speaker

Contract http://thespeakerlab.com/speaking-contracts/)

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GROWING BEYOND THE STAGE

1. Develop ways to build your business and serve beyond the stage

2. Write a book (How To Self Publish Your

Book http://thespeakerlab.com/chandler-bolt/)

3. Diversify with multiple streams of revenue

4. Develop revenue sources that don’t require you to leave home

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THE TRAVEL
1. Be a loyal traveler

2. Don’t book the last flight to an event (Travel Tips For Speakers,
Part 1 http://thespeakerlab.com/travel-tips/ and
Part 2 http://thespeakerlab.com/travel-tips-2/)

3. Do what’s best for the client

4. Always have a plan B

5. Never miss an event

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YOUR HEALTH
1. Don’t let being a speaker get in the way of being a human

2. Take care of your health

3. Stay hydrated

4. Stay grateful and humble

5. Stay connected back home (How To Be Married To A Speaker, with Sheila

Baldwin http://thespeakerlab.com/sheila-baldwin/)

6. When you’re offstage, be off the stage

7. Have fun

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